Mobile

New study claims cellphone use doesn’t increase driving accident numbers

Look, using your cellphone while driving is dangerous. No one who’s ever tried to send a text message while behind the wheel can claim…

Think your smartphone’s safe? Here’s how to be sure

The smartphone has evolved from a device owned by the few to an essential item owned by the many. Emails, movies, news, social media…

Mobile messaging campaigns: why you need to look beyond the obvious

Very often when we think about mobile; we confine ourselves to think about MMS, SMS and then, by extension, email. These are the traditional…

Google finally brings out tool to help you find your lost Android

This has been a long time coming. Google is set to release a series of updates that will help you find your lost or…

Mobile paid search is seriously winning: here’s how

As we use our tablets and mobile phones more and more in everyday life; advertisers have to follow us. To illustrate my point; over…

Mobile video gets massive: China’s Youku hits 200m daily mobile views

It’s mobile, mobile, mobile with China’s video sites these days as they chase China’s middle-income web users onto tablets and smartphones. Today Youku (NYSE:YOKU)…

5 ways to beat the bad guys in the mobile online space

Be honest; no one’s judging you. Have you ever surfed for porn on your mobile device? Downloaded an app from an unfamiliar website? Clicked…

Seven essential mobile advertising insights

I recently attended a London roadshow event held by Mobile Squared, a mobile research agency that provides insight into mobile advertising, content and services….

iPhone 4 outranks Justin Bieber on SA internet searches

Apple’s recently launched iPhone4 has received greater internet search interest than Justin Bieber, despite the fact that the teen pop sensation was actually in…

Android expected to dominate mobile app market by 2013

According to a recent survey by mobile research firm, research2guidance, the smartphone app market is enjoying explosive growth and is currently worth $2.2-billion dollars,…

How mobile phones develop economies and save lives: Study

Only three years since the project started, new research conducted at the Millennium Villages by Swedish mobile communications company Ericsson, The Earth Institute and…

Opera co-founder on the future of mobile, computing

Jon von Tetzchner, the co-founder of Opera, first discovered the internet in 1992 while working at the Norwegian telecoms company, Telenor. Realising the potential…

SA poised for massive adoption of mobile web

South Africa is poised to see runaway mobile web expansion, according to Dr K.F Lai, CEO of mobile media company, BuzzCity. Speaking at the…

Vodafone data reveals what we are using our phones for

If you think the mobile phone is all about phoning, you would be wrong. One of the fastest growing segments in the mobile industry,…

Nimbuzz planning African mobile launch

Nimbuzz, the mobile social messaging service, may not be particularly well-known in Africa, but all that is about to change. This is according to…

How to boost your productivity with the iPhone

The iTunes store is bursting with apps designed to improve your productivity. But there are hundreds of options that all do the same thing,…

Apple presents musical social network

On Wednesday the 1st of September, Apple introduced a music-centric social network called Ping, and unveiled updates to its lineup of iPods and Apple…

Smartphones to rule by 2014, predicts Gartner

By the year 2014 the mobile environment will be dominated by smartphones. This is one of the many bold predictions by technology analyst Nick…

Review: The Blackberry Bold 9700 is all it’s cracked up to be

Hello, my name is Ryan and I have a problem. I have been struggling with this addiction for almost 2 weeks now and I…

Review: Nokia N900 – the ultimate Linux phone?

Can one truly have a pocket sized netbook and a phone in one package? Or does one function fall by the wayside in favour…

The best of jailbreak: 10 apps worth hacking your iPhone for

Now that can legally jailbreak your iPhone, you might be asking yourself why bother? After all, ISO4, 3 and 2 have brought so many…

RIM takes on the iPhone with the new Blackberry Torch

Research In Motion’s (RIM) unveiled their latest creation, the Blackberry Torch 9800, to an expectant consumer market on Tuesday at a private launch event…

How I divorced my iPhone and ran off with a cellphone named Desire

My iPhone and I had been together for close on two years, when an SMS from a total stranger made me think the time…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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